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1875 - Birthday "snooker". It was evening in Jabalpur, there was nothing. More precisely, it was, but it bored and want something new. And then Colonel of the British colonial housing Chamberlain came up with new rules of the game in the pool. Indeed, what else take the brain and the hands at your leisure. About the brain is not random references. Since this game apart from purely technical skills and an eye estimation requires more pumped and strategic thinking. Describe the rules briefly to note there is no reason, one can only note that to come up with such rules and scoring system can be really bored considerable. The very same word, which became the name of the game, is a first year cadets. In the course of one of the parties so Chamberlain had called one of the officers when he was in a quandary. Despite the relative complexity of the game caught on and was exported to the metropolis, where he has gained popularity over a decade. While on the other hand, what surprised - exported from the Indian game of chess the same, particularly simple never differed. The climate is a must.
In the early 20-ies of the 20th century we held the first British championship, and in 1927 and held the world championship.
Today Snooker Championship collect very decent audience and have a good prize fund. Last year, for example, the winner Stuart Bingham received a check for 300 thousand pounds. Not Wimbledon, of course (1, 75 million lb in singles), but very, very worthy.
Well, again, the opportunity to realize their potential, if not outstanding physical abilities, very tempting ...
